Cutting On The Ground - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

Cutting On the Ground

Cutting on the ground is controlled with a combination of skid shoes, header angle, and float adjustment and NOT
with the header lift cylinders.
Having the header ride on the skid shoes allows the float linkage to float the header over obstacles and follow ground
contours, rather than supporting the header with the cylinders.
Lowering the skid shoes or decreasing the header angle increases the cutting height. This may be desirable in stony
conditions to reduce damage to cutting components. Also, a longer stubble length helps material dry faster.
Raising the skid shoes and increasing the header angle allows the crop to be cut closer to the ground.
Refer to Section 4.6.1 Header Settings, page 46
crop conditions.
Adjusting Inner Skid Shoe
1. Fully raise the stabilizer wheels or slow speed transport
wheels if installed. Refer to
• Adjusting the Stabilizer Wheels, page
• Adjusting Stabilizer/Slow Speed Transport Wheels,
page 51 for procedure.
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected
start-up or fall of raised machine, always stop
engine, remove key, and engage safety props
before going under header for any reason. See
your windrower operator's manual for instructions
for use and storage of header safety props.
2. Fully raise header, engage safety props, shut off
engine, and remove key.
3. Remove lynch pin (A).
4. Hold shoe (B) and remove pin (C) by pulling down to
disengage frame and then pulling away from shoe.
5. Raise or lower skid shoe (B) to desired position using
holes in support (D) as a guide.
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OPERATION
for recommended skid shoe positions in specific crops and
52, or
Figure 4.26: Inner skid shoes
A - Lynch pin
C - Pin
54
B - Shoe
D - Support
Rev. C